The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-27

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q State Center.
John Boyd, . butcher Of Rockford, Michi.
gsa, ~ morning last summer deliberately
murdered ". ,. JeAnsoa. Boyd was half
cfased with liquor ct tie time. He made no
attempt 10 escape. He Wa convicted Of
murder aud sentenced to prison for LIE, leav.
Ing wife and four childrch, the youngest
but three days Old. Annie Boyd, the wife Of
the murderer, sued Christopher Post, .
~saloonist OF Rockford, for selling her hus.
band liquor, claiming $4,000. \ verdict was
rendered on Thursday morning giving the
woman eo.soo.
a. L. Dundos, afarmer llvisg north Of Ban
beoft. Neb.. was burning the grass and rub.
bish around his barn Wednesday n order to
guard against what 10 commonly known ~
prairie 6res. Before retiring Mr.. Dundos
went out seversl times to &c that the 6re wa
entirely extingulshed. He retired only to
awake aud and his large barn one heap Of
ashes. -Four valuable horses, harness, ma.
chinery and 500 bushels Of oats were also
destroyed. The sympathy Of the citizens was
demonstrated By liberal contributions.
The Norwegian national holiday was NOM
entous in Hyde county, Dakota. Sanders
Olsen, the wife poisoner, was found dead in
his cell at Highmore Tuesday morning BY his
hownand, hanging BY the neck. He made .
rope Of his linen towel, tied It to the top Of
the grating ct the side, kicked . tin water
bucket from beneath bic foot, and thus
strangled himself, his toss Just touching the
door. He wasa Norwegian, forty i've years
old, and leaves i've children and . brother
in Highmore. He paid Ill Of his debts within
the past few days, aud left writings giving all
his property to his brother, after paying fun.
eral expenses, cutting OF his little dependent
children entirely.
The nitro glycerine works at Spirit Lake,
eight miles west Of Duluth, containing four
tons Of nitro glycerine, exploded about
Is not known. The site Of the building is
marked by . huge hole in the ground nearly
forty feet deep. Nine residences and Is
many barns are wholly or partially wrecked,
and all the trees near by were moved down
and . large number Of iron tanks were
crushed and twisted. Parts Of the engine
were found half . mile away. The shock Of
the conclusion was plainly felt in Duluth,
and many panes OF glass were broken IN One
ota, Ave miles distant. TIE loss is estimated
at e48,o00.
On Saturday night Raymond Butsch, over
seer OF the Woodlawn plantation, Plaqueminc
parish, forty miles below New Orleans, was
shot through both legs by an inssnc man
named Ed. Willisns. Butsch's legs were
badly lacerated. Monday morning the sheriff
Of Plaquemine parish accompanied by George
Osmond, editor OF the PlaqucmIne Protector,
started out to arrest the maniac. When they
approached Williams he opened fire on them,
shooting Osmoad through the neck and 1t is
thought fatally injuring him.. The sheriff
then pursued the maniac, who took refuge in
his house. The house Was then set on fire in
order to dislodgc Williams, and when became
out to get water to cxtinguish the flames he
was shot dead by the sheriff.
Bob Lamar, accused Of killing the Harmon
brothers, Of Dallas, Miss, in 1884, was &C.
quilted by the jury at Oxford on Thursday on
the third trial, the case having been taken to
the supreme court three times. Lamar was
first sentenced to be hanged; on the second
trial he was sentenced to the state prison for
life. He will now Ike taken to Calhoun coun-
ty and be tried for killing Detective Wise, of
Texas, just after he killed the Harmon BROTH
ers. Lamar's brother-in.law, Bishop, was
hanged at Pittsboro last July for the crime.
Lamar is said to have been with Bishop. De.
tcctive Wise was after Lamar, and q reward
was offered for him for killing the Harmons.
Wise was led into . trap and murdered. when
Lamar went to the wilds Of Alabama, where
he was finally captured.
A plan Is on foot at Lima, Ohio, 1t is de.
clared, to organize an oil exchange to oppose
the Standard company. The plans have not
yet been perfected, but many of the leading
! oil mel in the Lima fields are interested. All
are angry ct the last cut of oil. and lowering
Of price to 271x cents. The leaders claim that
under the interstate commerce law they could
obtain equal rates with the Standard, and
that they could compete with the Standard in
the sale Of oil in the large cities Of the north
and west. They claim that oil is worth 81 q
barrel for fuel, and that the Standard has
cleared go, e00,0 900 on oil already purchased
In Ohio fields. All producers will be made
stockholders in the exchange, and " neces-
sary pipe lines will be built and reineries
erected, probably at Toledo.
The board of trustees of the soldiers
orphans home at Bloomington, H., Thurs.
day unanimously elected DR.. H. G. Dimott,
president OF Chaddcck college at Quincy, as
superintendent of that institution, and his
wife. Mrs. Sarah Dimott, to be matron; thus
filling the dual position made vacant by the
removal Of Mrs. Virginia Ohr. Both have
accepted by telegraph. Dr.. Dimott is aged
forty.dve and lisa native of Illinois. He lisa
graduate Of the Illinois Wesleyan college,
Bloomington, and was for many years pro-
lessor Of mathematics and vice.presilent of
the Wesleyan university. His wife is the
daughter Of Mr.. Davis Kern, Of Blooming.
ton, and Was for . number of years . teache
In that city.
Several fire alarms were sounded during
Thursday night in Minneapolis. The !ndics.
lions were that IONS Of the fires were Of In.
cendiary origin, the intent being to destroy
the city. The mayor ordered ten policemen
armed with Winchester rides to guard the
mills. About Q O'Clock the lumber yards. re-
pair shops and factories Of the Minneapolis 4
st. Louis road burned, i%ncendiarism being a.
signed - the cause, the loss amounting to